diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_pf_device.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_pf_device.c
index bc9861c90ea3472060e15ded6a1032fffc0a6cd1..929d485a3a2fea6b7f13f389c9e90cda183da737 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_pf_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_pf_device.c
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ static void cn23xx_setup_reg_address(struct octeon_device *oct)
 	    CN23XX_SLI_MAC_PF_INT_ENB64(oct->pcie_port, oct->pf_num);
 }
 
-static int cn23xx_sriov_config(struct octeon_device *oct)
+int cn23xx_sriov_config(struct octeon_device *oct)
 {
 	struct octeon_cn23xx_pf *cn23xx = (struct octeon_cn23xx_pf *)oct->chip;
 	u32 max_rings, total_rings, max_vfs, rings_per_vf;
@@ -1269,8 +1269,8 @@ static int cn23xx_sriov_config(struct octeon_device *oct)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (max_rings <= num_present_cpus())
-		num_pf_rings = 1;
+	if (oct->sriov_info.num_pf_rings)
+		num_pf_rings = oct->sriov_info.num_pf_rings;
 	else
 		num_pf_rings = num_present_cpus();
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_pf_device.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_pf_device.h
index 63b3de4f2bfedd4e91f97ddda41a0a217631391a..e6f31d0d5c0b66e99675109b073f301f06fdfaaa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_pf_device.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_pf_device.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ u32 cn23xx_pf_get_oq_ticks(struct octeon_device *oct, u32 time_intr_in_us);
 
 void cn23xx_dump_pf_initialized_regs(struct octeon_device *oct);
 
+int cn23xx_sriov_config(struct octeon_device *oct);
+
 int cn23xx_fw_loaded(struct octeon_device *oct);
 
 void cn23xx_tell_vf_its_macaddr_changed(struct octeon_device *oct, int vfidx,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
index b805d54d8e00fbb3a0598492d2e031b6b7605bbe..6821afcdc365cdc70828e119f50df667b584f69e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void lio_delete_glists(struct lio *lio)
 	if (!lio->glist)
 		return;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < lio->linfo.num_txpciq; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < lio->oct_dev->num_iqs; i++) {
 		do {
 			g = (struct octnic_gather *)
 			    lio_list_delete_head(&lio->glist[i]);
@@ -1036,8 +1036,8 @@ int octeon_setup_interrupt(struct octeon_device *oct, u32 num_ioqs)
 	int num_ioq_vectors;
 	int irqret, err;
 
-	oct->num_msix_irqs = num_ioqs;
 	if (oct->msix_on) {
+		oct->num_msix_irqs = num_ioqs;
 		if (OCTEON_CN23XX_PF(oct)) {
 			num_interrupts = MAX_IOQ_INTERRUPTS_PER_PF + 1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c
index 64c817a63a017666d04d9620591b630e8b89e053..fff60ca20c3593745811e4c524f473f9f4132ccb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c
@@ -361,7 +361,14 @@ lio_ethtool_get_channels(struct net_device *dev,
 		rx_count = CFG_GET_NUM_RXQS_NIC_IF(conf6x, lio->ifidx);
 		tx_count = CFG_GET_NUM_TXQS_NIC_IF(conf6x, lio->ifidx);
 	} else if (OCTEON_CN23XX_PF(oct)) {
-		max_combined = lio->linfo.num_txpciq;
+		if (oct->sriov_info.sriov_enabled) {
+			max_combined = lio->linfo.num_txpciq;
+		} else {
+			struct octeon_config *conf23_pf =
+				CHIP_CONF(oct, cn23xx_pf);
+
+			max_combined = CFG_GET_IQ_MAX_Q(conf23_pf);
+		}
 		combined_count = oct->num_iqs;
 	} else if (OCTEON_CN23XX_VF(oct)) {
 		u64 reg_val = 0ULL;
@@ -425,9 +432,15 @@ lio_irq_reallocate_irqs(struct octeon_device *oct, uint32_t num_ioqs)
 
 	kfree(oct->irq_name_storage);
 	oct->irq_name_storage = NULL;
+
+	if (octeon_allocate_ioq_vector(oct, num_ioqs)) {
+		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "OCTEON: ioq vector allocation failed\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (octeon_setup_interrupt(oct, num_ioqs)) {
 		dev_info(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Setup interrupt failed\n");
-		return 1;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	/* Enable Octeon device interrupts */
@@ -457,7 +470,16 @@ lio_ethtool_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
 	combined_count = channel->combined_count;
 
 	if (OCTEON_CN23XX_PF(oct)) {
-		max_combined = channel->max_combined;
+		if (oct->sriov_info.sriov_enabled) {
+			max_combined = lio->linfo.num_txpciq;
+		} else {
+			struct octeon_config *conf23_pf =
+				CHIP_CONF(oct,
+					  cn23xx_pf);
+
+			max_combined =
+				CFG_GET_IQ_MAX_Q(conf23_pf);
+		}
 	} else if (OCTEON_CN23XX_VF(oct)) {
 		u64 reg_val = 0ULL;
 		u64 ctrl = CN23XX_VF_SLI_IQ_PKT_CONTROL64(0);
@@ -485,7 +507,6 @@ lio_ethtool_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (lio_reset_queues(dev, combined_count))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	lio_irq_reallocate_irqs(oct, combined_count);
 	if (stopped)
 		dev->netdev_ops->ndo_open(dev);
 
@@ -824,12 +845,120 @@ lio_ethtool_get_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	ering->rx_jumbo_max_pending = 0;
 }
 
+static int lio_23xx_reconfigure_queue_count(struct lio *lio)
+{
+	struct octeon_device *oct = lio->oct_dev;
+	struct liquidio_if_cfg_context *ctx;
+	u32 resp_size, ctx_size, data_size;
+	struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp *resp;
+	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
+	union oct_nic_if_cfg if_cfg;
+	struct lio_version *vdata;
+	u32 ifidx_or_pfnum;
+	int retval;
+	int j;
+
+	resp_size = sizeof(struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp);
+	ctx_size = sizeof(struct liquidio_if_cfg_context);
+	data_size = sizeof(struct lio_version);
+	sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)
+		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, data_size,
+					  resp_size, ctx_size);
+	if (!sc) {
+		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "%s: Failed to allocate soft command\n",
+			__func__);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	resp = (struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp *)sc->virtrptr;
+	ctx  = (struct liquidio_if_cfg_context *)sc->ctxptr;
+	vdata = (struct lio_version *)sc->virtdptr;
+
+	vdata->major = (__force u16)cpu_to_be16(LIQUIDIO_BASE_MAJOR_VERSION);
+	vdata->minor = (__force u16)cpu_to_be16(LIQUIDIO_BASE_MINOR_VERSION);
+	vdata->micro = (__force u16)cpu_to_be16(LIQUIDIO_BASE_MICRO_VERSION);
+
+	ifidx_or_pfnum = oct->pf_num;
+	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->cond, 0);
+	ctx->octeon_id = lio_get_device_id(oct);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->wc);
+
+	if_cfg.u64 = 0;
+	if_cfg.s.num_iqueues = oct->sriov_info.num_pf_rings;
+	if_cfg.s.num_oqueues = oct->sriov_info.num_pf_rings;
+	if_cfg.s.base_queue = oct->sriov_info.pf_srn;
+	if_cfg.s.gmx_port_id = oct->pf_num;
+
+	sc->iq_no = 0;
+	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct, sc, OPCODE_NIC,
+				    OPCODE_NIC_QCOUNT_UPDATE, 0,
+				    if_cfg.u64, 0);
+	sc->callback = lio_if_cfg_callback;
+	sc->callback_arg = sc;
+	sc->wait_time = LIO_IFCFG_WAIT_TIME;
+
+	retval = octeon_send_soft_command(oct, sc);
+	if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
+		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
+			"iq/oq config failed status: %x\n",
+			retval);
+		goto qcount_update_fail;
+	}
+
+	if (sleep_cond(&ctx->wc, &ctx->cond) == -EINTR) {
+		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Wait interrupted\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	retval = resp->status;
+	if (retval) {
+		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "iq/oq config failed\n");
+		goto qcount_update_fail;
+	}
+
+	octeon_swap_8B_data((u64 *)(&resp->cfg_info),
+			    (sizeof(struct liquidio_if_cfg_info)) >> 3);
+
+	lio->ifidx = ifidx_or_pfnum;
+	lio->linfo.num_rxpciq = hweight64(resp->cfg_info.iqmask);
+	lio->linfo.num_txpciq = hweight64(resp->cfg_info.iqmask);
+	for (j = 0; j < lio->linfo.num_rxpciq; j++) {
+		lio->linfo.rxpciq[j].u64 =
+			resp->cfg_info.linfo.rxpciq[j].u64;
+	}
+
+	for (j = 0; j < lio->linfo.num_txpciq; j++) {
+		lio->linfo.txpciq[j].u64 =
+			resp->cfg_info.linfo.txpciq[j].u64;
+	}
+
+	lio->linfo.hw_addr = resp->cfg_info.linfo.hw_addr;
+	lio->linfo.gmxport = resp->cfg_info.linfo.gmxport;
+	lio->linfo.link.u64 = resp->cfg_info.linfo.link.u64;
+	lio->txq = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
+	lio->rxq = lio->linfo.rxpciq[0].s.q_no;
+
+	octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
+	dev_info(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Queue count updated to %d\n",
+		 lio->linfo.num_rxpciq);
+
+	return 0;
+
+qcount_update_fail:
+	octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
 static int lio_reset_queues(struct net_device *netdev, uint32_t num_qs)
 {
 	struct lio *lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
 	struct octeon_device *oct = lio->oct_dev;
+	int i, queue_count_update = 0;
 	struct napi_struct *napi, *n;
-	int i, update = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(msecs_to_jiffies(100));
 
 	if (wait_for_pending_requests(oct))
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "There were pending requests\n");
@@ -838,7 +967,7 @@ static int lio_reset_queues(struct net_device *netdev, uint32_t num_qs)
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "IQ had pending instructions\n");
 
 	if (octeon_set_io_queues_off(oct)) {
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "setting io queues off failed\n");
+		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Setting io queues off failed\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -851,9 +980,40 @@ static int lio_reset_queues(struct net_device *netdev, uint32_t num_qs)
 		netif_napi_del(napi);
 
 	if (num_qs != oct->num_iqs) {
-		netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(netdev, num_qs);
-		netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, num_qs);
-		update = 1;
+		ret = netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(netdev, num_qs);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
+				"Setting real number rx failed\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		ret = netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, num_qs);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
+				"Setting real number tx failed\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		/* The value of queue_count_update decides whether it is the
+		 * queue count or the descriptor count that is being
+		 * re-configured.
+		 */
+		queue_count_update = 1;
+	}
+
+	/* Re-configuration of queues can happen in two scenarios, SRIOV enabled
+	 * and SRIOV disabled. Few things like recreating queue zero, resetting
+	 * glists and IRQs are required for both. For the latter, some more
+	 * steps like updating sriov_info for the octeon device need to be done.
+	 */
+	if (queue_count_update) {
+		lio_delete_glists(lio);
+
+		/* Delete mbox for PF which is SRIOV disabled because sriov_info
+		 * will be now changed.
+		 */
+		if ((OCTEON_CN23XX_PF(oct)) && !oct->sriov_info.sriov_enabled)
+			oct->fn_list.free_mbox(oct);
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_OCTEON_OUTPUT_QUEUES(oct); i++) {
@@ -868,24 +1028,91 @@ static int lio_reset_queues(struct net_device *netdev, uint32_t num_qs)
 		octeon_delete_instr_queue(oct, i);
 	}
 
+	if (queue_count_update) {
+		/* For PF re-configure sriov related information */
+		if ((OCTEON_CN23XX_PF(oct)) &&
+		    !oct->sriov_info.sriov_enabled) {
+			oct->sriov_info.num_pf_rings = num_qs;
+			if (cn23xx_sriov_config(oct)) {
+				dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
+					"Queue reset aborted: SRIOV config failed\n");
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			num_qs = oct->sriov_info.num_pf_rings;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (oct->fn_list.setup_device_regs(oct)) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Failed to configure device registers\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (liquidio_setup_io_queues(oct, 0, num_qs, num_qs)) {
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "IO queues initialization failed\n");
-		return -1;
+	/* The following are needed in case of queue count re-configuration and
+	 * not for descriptor count re-configuration.
+	 */
+	if (queue_count_update) {
+		if (octeon_setup_instr_queues(oct))
+			return -1;
+
+		if (octeon_setup_output_queues(oct))
+			return -1;
+
+		/* Recreating mbox for PF that is SRIOV disabled */
+		if (OCTEON_CN23XX_PF(oct) && !oct->sriov_info.sriov_enabled) {
+			if (oct->fn_list.setup_mbox(oct)) {
+				dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Mailbox setup failed\n");
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* Deleting and recreating IRQs whether the interface is SRIOV
+		 * enabled or disabled.
+		 */
+		if (lio_irq_reallocate_irqs(oct, num_qs)) {
+			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "IRQs could not be allocated\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		/* Enable the input and output queues for this Octeon device */
+		if (oct->fn_list.enable_io_queues(oct)) {
+			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Failed to enable input/output queues\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		for (i = 0; i < oct->num_oqs; i++)
+			writel(oct->droq[i]->max_count,
+			       oct->droq[i]->pkts_credit_reg);
+
+		/* Informing firmware about the new queue count. It is required
+		 * for firmware to allocate more number of queues than those at
+		 * load time.
+		 */
+		if (OCTEON_CN23XX_PF(oct) && !oct->sriov_info.sriov_enabled) {
+			if (lio_23xx_reconfigure_queue_count(lio))
+				return -1;
+		}
 	}
 
-	/* Enable the input and output queues for this Octeon device */
-	if (oct->fn_list.enable_io_queues(oct)) {
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Failed to enable input/output queues");
+	/* Once firmware is aware of the new value, queues can be recreated */
+	if (liquidio_setup_io_queues(oct, 0, num_qs, num_qs)) {
+		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "I/O queues creation failed\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (update && lio_send_queue_count_update(netdev, num_qs))
-		return -1;
+	if (queue_count_update) {
+		if (lio_setup_glists(oct, lio, num_qs)) {
+			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Gather list allocation failed\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		/* Send firmware the information about new number of queues
+		 * if the interface is a VF or a PF that is SRIOV enabled.
+		 */
+		if (oct->sriov_info.sriov_enabled || OCTEON_CN23XX_VF(oct))
+			if (lio_send_queue_count_update(netdev, num_qs))
+				return -1;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -930,7 +1157,7 @@ static int lio_ethtool_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 		CFG_SET_NUM_RX_DESCS_NIC_IF(octeon_get_conf(oct), lio->ifidx,
 					    rx_count);
 
-	if (lio_reset_queues(netdev, lio->linfo.num_txpciq))
+	if (lio_reset_queues(netdev, oct->num_iqs))
 		goto err_lio_reset_queues;
 
 	if (stopped)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
index 4b8e29f4e6213c45ec0e994043d54793aa68ca40..ee75048b393728f67a48ecb951efbae7ddd3909d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ static void liquidio_deinit_pci(void)
  */
 static inline int check_txq_status(struct lio *lio)
 {
-	int numqs = lio->netdev->num_tx_queues;
+	int numqs = lio->netdev->real_num_tx_queues;
 	int ret_val = 0;
 	int q, iq;
 
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ static void free_netsgbuf(void *buf)
 		i++;
 	}
 
-	iq = skb_iq(lio, skb);
+	iq = skb_iq(lio->oct_dev, skb);
 	spin_lock(&lio->glist_lock[iq]);
 	list_add_tail(&g->list, &lio->glist[iq]);
 	spin_unlock(&lio->glist_lock[iq]);
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ static void free_netsgbuf_with_resp(void *buf)
 		i++;
 	}
 
-	iq = skb_iq(lio, skb);
+	iq = skb_iq(lio->oct_dev, skb);
 
 	spin_lock(&lio->glist_lock[iq]);
 	list_add_tail(&g->list, &lio->glist[iq]);
@@ -1851,11 +1851,6 @@ static int liquidio_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	ifstate_set(lio, LIO_IFSTATE_RUNNING);
 
-	/* Ready for link status updates */
-	lio->intf_open = 1;
-
-	netif_info(lio, ifup, lio->netdev, "Interface Open, ready for traffic\n");
-
 	if (OCTEON_CN23XX_PF(oct)) {
 		if (!oct->msix_on)
 			if (setup_tx_poll_fn(netdev))
@@ -1865,7 +1860,12 @@ static int liquidio_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
-	start_txqs(netdev);
+	netif_tx_start_all_queues(netdev);
+
+	/* Ready for link status updates */
+	lio->intf_open = 1;
+
+	netif_info(lio, ifup, lio->netdev, "Interface Open, ready for traffic\n");
 
 	/* tell Octeon to start forwarding packets to host */
 	send_rx_ctrl_cmd(lio, 1);
@@ -1888,11 +1888,15 @@ static int liquidio_stop(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	ifstate_reset(lio, LIO_IFSTATE_RUNNING);
 
-	netif_tx_disable(netdev);
+	/* Stop any link updates */
+	lio->intf_open = 0;
+
+	stop_txqs(netdev);
 
 	/* Inform that netif carrier is down */
 	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
-	lio->intf_open = 0;
+	netif_tx_disable(netdev);
+
 	lio->linfo.link.s.link_up = 0;
 	lio->link_changes++;
 
@@ -2332,7 +2336,7 @@ static int liquidio_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
 	oct = lio->oct_dev;
 
-	q_idx = skb_iq(lio, skb);
+	q_idx = skb_iq(oct, skb);
 	tag = q_idx;
 	iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[q_idx].s.q_no;
 
@@ -3298,6 +3302,7 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 	struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp *resp;
 	struct octdev_props *props;
 	int retval, num_iqueues, num_oqueues;
+	int max_num_queues = 0;
 	union oct_nic_if_cfg if_cfg;
 	unsigned int base_queue;
 	unsigned int gmx_port_id;
@@ -3380,7 +3385,7 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 
 		sc->callback = lio_if_cfg_callback;
 		sc->callback_arg = sc;
-		sc->wait_time = 3000;
+		sc->wait_time = LIO_IFCFG_WAIT_TIME;
 
 		retval = octeon_send_soft_command(octeon_dev, sc);
 		if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
@@ -3434,11 +3439,20 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 				resp->cfg_info.oqmask);
 			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
 		}
+
+		if (OCTEON_CN6XXX(octeon_dev)) {
+			max_num_queues = CFG_GET_IQ_MAX_Q(CHIP_CONF(octeon_dev,
+								    cn6xxx));
+		} else if (OCTEON_CN23XX_PF(octeon_dev)) {
+			max_num_queues = CFG_GET_IQ_MAX_Q(CHIP_CONF(octeon_dev,
+								    cn23xx_pf));
+		}
+
 		dev_dbg(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
-			"interface %d, iqmask %016llx, oqmask %016llx, numiqueues %d, numoqueues %d\n",
+			"interface %d, iqmask %016llx, oqmask %016llx, numiqueues %d, numoqueues %d max_num_queues: %d\n",
 			i, resp->cfg_info.iqmask, resp->cfg_info.oqmask,
-			num_iqueues, num_oqueues);
-		netdev = alloc_etherdev_mq(LIO_SIZE, num_iqueues);
+			num_iqueues, num_oqueues, max_num_queues);
+		netdev = alloc_etherdev_mq(LIO_SIZE, max_num_queues);
 
 		if (!netdev) {
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev, "Device allocation failed\n");
@@ -3453,6 +3467,20 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 		netdev->netdev_ops = &lionetdevops;
 		SWITCHDEV_SET_OPS(netdev, &lio_pf_switchdev_ops);
 
+		retval = netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(netdev, num_oqueues);
+		if (retval) {
+			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
+				"setting real number rx failed\n");
+			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+		}
+
+		retval = netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, num_iqueues);
+		if (retval) {
+			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
+				"setting real number tx failed\n");
+			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+		}
+
 		lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
 
 		memset(lio, 0, sizeof(struct lio));
@@ -4073,7 +4101,9 @@ static int octeon_device_init(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 		}
 		atomic_set(&octeon_dev->status, OCT_DEV_MBOX_SETUP_DONE);
 
-		if (octeon_allocate_ioq_vector(octeon_dev)) {
+		if (octeon_allocate_ioq_vector
+				(octeon_dev,
+				 octeon_dev->sriov_info.num_pf_rings)) {
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev, "OCTEON: ioq vector allocation failed\n");
 			return 1;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
index be28b8f1f67d15a9668b06b643b4c2e2b032b7d9..08b682b1c8ad1caff50dc2117afc9f2ee25df145 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ static void free_netsgbuf(void *buf)
 		i++;
 	}
 
-	iq = skb_iq(lio, skb);
+	iq = skb_iq(lio->oct_dev, skb);
 
 	spin_lock(&lio->glist_lock[iq]);
 	list_add_tail(&g->list, &lio->glist[iq]);
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ static void free_netsgbuf_with_resp(void *buf)
 		i++;
 	}
 
-	iq = skb_iq(lio, skb);
+	iq = skb_iq(lio->oct_dev, skb);
 
 	spin_lock(&lio->glist_lock[iq]);
 	list_add_tail(&g->list, &lio->glist[iq]);
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ static int liquidio_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
 	oct = lio->oct_dev;
 
-	q_idx = skb_iq(lio, skb);
+	q_idx = skb_iq(lio->oct_dev, skb);
 	tag = q_idx;
 	iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[q_idx].s.q_no;
 
@@ -2339,7 +2339,7 @@ static int octeon_device_init(struct octeon_device *oct)
 	}
 	atomic_set(&oct->status, OCT_DEV_MBOX_SETUP_DONE);
 
-	if (octeon_allocate_ioq_vector(oct)) {
+	if (octeon_allocate_ioq_vector(oct, oct->sriov_info.rings_per_vf)) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "ioq vector allocation failed\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/liquidio_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/liquidio_common.h
index 2166744b68121270beb98c2adc8a95ab6327963b..026570499dcfa5238d57cfb5cbb5414a43ae35fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/liquidio_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/liquidio_common.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ enum octeon_tag_type {
 #define OPCODE_NIC_IF_CFG              0x09
 #define OPCODE_NIC_VF_DRV_NOTICE       0x0A
 #define OPCODE_NIC_INTRMOD_PARAMS      0x0B
+#define OPCODE_NIC_QCOUNT_UPDATE       0x12
 #define OPCODE_NIC_SET_TRUSTED_VF	0x13
 #define OPCODE_NIC_SYNC_OCTEON_TIME	0x14
 #define VF_DRV_LOADED                  1
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_device.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_device.c
index f38abf6264122016ff704520400a38618477a114..f878a552fef3b36fcf98ee822d6e7a635401b92b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_device.c
@@ -824,23 +824,18 @@ int octeon_deregister_device(struct octeon_device *oct)
 }
 
 int
-octeon_allocate_ioq_vector(struct octeon_device  *oct)
+octeon_allocate_ioq_vector(struct octeon_device *oct, u32 num_ioqs)
 {
-	int i, num_ioqs = 0;
 	struct octeon_ioq_vector *ioq_vector;
 	int cpu_num;
 	int size;
-
-	if (OCTEON_CN23XX_PF(oct))
-		num_ioqs = oct->sriov_info.num_pf_rings;
-	else if (OCTEON_CN23XX_VF(oct))
-		num_ioqs = oct->sriov_info.rings_per_vf;
+	int i;
 
 	size = sizeof(struct octeon_ioq_vector) * num_ioqs;
 
 	oct->ioq_vector = vzalloc(size);
 	if (!oct->ioq_vector)
-		return 1;
+		return -1;
 	for (i = 0; i < num_ioqs; i++) {
 		ioq_vector		= &oct->ioq_vector[i];
 		ioq_vector->oct_dev	= oct;
@@ -856,6 +851,7 @@ octeon_allocate_ioq_vector(struct octeon_device  *oct)
 		else
 			ioq_vector->ioq_num	= i;
 	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_device.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_device.h
index 91937cc5c1d7447021057dec9e1e7b4c709b1684..9430c0a0bb8c0e2d8ee82db1dc0188b1a76d92d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_device.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_device.h
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ void *oct_get_config_info(struct octeon_device *oct, u16 card_type);
 struct octeon_config *octeon_get_conf(struct octeon_device *oct);
 
 void octeon_free_ioq_vector(struct octeon_device *oct);
-int octeon_allocate_ioq_vector(struct octeon_device  *oct);
+int octeon_allocate_ioq_vector(struct octeon_device  *oct, u32 num_ioqs);
 void lio_enable_irq(struct octeon_droq *droq, struct octeon_instr_queue *iq);
 
 /* LiquidIO driver pivate flags */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
index f8c1091639aeda3dfd749a001643bd3872c418ec..8571f11e3c8fdbf1da238ede40c5c18318097bf2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp {
 	u64 status;
 };
 
+#define LIO_IFCFG_WAIT_TIME    3000 /* In milli seconds */
+
 /* Structure of a node in list of gather components maintained by
  * NIC driver for each network device.
  */
@@ -546,7 +548,7 @@ static inline void stop_txqs(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < netdev->num_tx_queues; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < netdev->real_num_tx_queues; i++)
 		netif_stop_subqueue(netdev, i);
 }
 
@@ -559,7 +561,7 @@ static inline void wake_txqs(struct net_device *netdev)
 	struct lio *lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
 	int i, qno;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < netdev->num_tx_queues; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < netdev->real_num_tx_queues; i++) {
 		qno = lio->linfo.txpciq[i % lio->oct_dev->num_iqs].s.q_no;
 
 		if (__netif_subqueue_stopped(netdev, i)) {
@@ -580,14 +582,14 @@ static inline void start_txqs(struct net_device *netdev)
 	int i;
 
 	if (lio->linfo.link.s.link_up) {
-		for (i = 0; i < netdev->num_tx_queues; i++)
+		for (i = 0; i < netdev->real_num_tx_queues; i++)
 			netif_start_subqueue(netdev, i);
 	}
 }
 
-static inline int skb_iq(struct lio *lio, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static inline int skb_iq(struct octeon_device *oct, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return skb->queue_mapping % lio->linfo.num_txpciq;
+	return skb->queue_mapping % oct->num_iqs;
 }
 
 /**